@applemuses // continued from here
“Ah, sorry, was that a little sudden?” she mumbled, glancing over at Quentin, “I wouldn’t usually ask but it’s been a while. My mom used to do it for me and. . . I guess it’s been a while.”
The ginger doesn’t usually talk about her family, trying her best to keep focused on the here-and-now. It’s a bit of a defense mechanism so that she won’t get sad or worried. Meg isn’t really sure why she’d even mentioned it tonight. Perhaps it was the fact that it was so late and she was tired or maybe a small part of her felt the need to explain the request. After all, she rarely took her hair out of its braids and when she did, the athlete had always been adamant that only the girls could help her brush her hair out before tying it right back up.
She was just going to blame it on the sleep deprivation, nothing else. That was the only reason she’d asked. Even so, she said, “You don’t have to. I’m sure you must be tired. I didn’t wake you up, did I?”